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One Sunday afternoon a dozen teenagers gathered for a game of coed softball against a rival team from another [[church]].  As the first team's coach assigned his players to positions in the field, he noticed a new player on his team whom he had seen only before in church services.  She suffered from a severe case of [[cerebral palsy]], making it difficult for her to walk or use her arms.  But she always had a smile on her face, and she brought a [[softball]] glove to play.

One Sunday afternoon a dozen teenagers gathered for a game of coed softball against a rival team from another [[church]].  As the first team's coach assigned his players to positions in the field, he noticed a new player on his team whom he had seen only before in church services.  She suffered from a severe case of [[cerebral palsy]], making it difficult for her to walk or use her arms.  But she always had a smile on her face, and she brought a [[softball]] glove to play.

The coach, against his better judgment, told her to be the right-fielder.  The coach knew that in softball the ball is hit to the right-field less frequently than to other positions. This was supposed to be a friendly game between churches but turned out to be far more competitive than that.

The coach, against his better judgment, told her to be the right-fielder.  The coach knew that the ball is hit to right-field less frequently than to other positions (due in large part to most hitters being right-handed; right-handed batters tend to hit the ball to left field); thus, she would have few if any fielding chances, and usually on lightly hit balls which would be easier for her to catch.

 

This was supposed to be a friendly game between churches but turned out to be far more competitive than that.

The game went smoothly for several innings.  But the other team was good, and it was hitting the ball hard.

The game went smoothly for several innings.  But the other team was good, and it was hitting the ball hard.